Rail-tie.



J. W. BUNN.

RAIL 115.. APPLICATION FILED NOV- 4. I9l6- Patented Apr. 23,1918.

To all whom it may concern:

. ET j JAMES W. BUNN, OF HENRY, TENNESSEE.

RAIL-TIE.

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Application filed November 4, 1916. Serial No. 129,483.

7 clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. r c

The object of this invention is the provision of a metallic rail tie formed of a plu rality of detachably connected sections, the said sections having rail seats thereon and certain of the sections having rail base. clamplng elements formed integral therewith, the rail sections and the rail flange engaging elements being of such construction as to admit of the rails of a track being conveniently and expeditiously mounted on the tie and clamped in operative position.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my inv ention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompany ing drawing forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is atop plan view of a rail tie, showing the manner of clamping the rail sections thereon, V

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tie with the rail in section,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one end of the tie, showing the tie sections separated and in the position they assume when the rails of the track are being mounted thereon.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numerals 1 and 2 designate a pairof tie sections, which are identical in form and construction, and the numeralB represents an intermediate section positioned between the sections 1 and 2. The sections 1, 2 and 3 when assembled cooperate to form a tiestructure. Each of the sections 1 and 2 is provided, at its lower edge with an outwardly extending flange 4, the said flanges 4: on the sections 1 and 2 serving to provide a relatively wide supporting base for the tie structure. The tiesections 1, 2 and 3 are provided, at spaced points, with alined open ings 5, which receive bolts 6, one end of each bolt being threaded and having a nut thereon that is adjustable against the adjacent rail tie section. The plates 1, 2 and 3 are each provided adjacent their opposite ends Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. as, 191%..

with rail seats 8. The rail seats are formed by cutt ng out portions of the upper edges of the sections 1, and 3, and the cutout portlons are located at such pointsonthe respective sections that the side walls of the cutout portions in the adjacent sections lie in echelon formation, shown more particularly in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing. One s de wall of each cutout portion in the sections 1 and 2 isprovided with a lateral extension 9, which is formed integral with the mentioned side wall of the section, and the said extensions overlie the adjacent cutout portions and have their upper surfaces lying flush with the upper edges of the respective sections. the extension 9, at one end, formed on the outer side wall of the adjacent cutout portion and the extension at the opposite end formed on the inner side wall of the adjacent cutout portion, and each of the outer sections 1 and 2 has the cutout portion with the Each. of the sections 1 and 2 has i extension formed on the outer. side wall thereof alining with the adjacent cutout portion in the intermediate section 3, and with that cutout portion in the other outer section that has the extension 9 formed on the inner side walls, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing. The widths of the lower ends of the cutout portions in the sections 1 and 2 greatly exceed thewidth of the cutout portions 8 in the intermediate section 3.

In positioning the rails on the tie, the sections, forming the tie, are separated, as

shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, and the base flanges are then extended through the cutout portions in the intermediate section and through the cutout'portions in the outer sections 1 and 2, the outer sections 1 and 2 being so positioned with relation to each 7 other, that the base flanges of the rails will engage those walls of the cutout portions in the sections 1 and 2 that are opposite the walls that have the extensions 9 formed thereon, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. l Vhen the rails have thus been positioned,

the sections 1 and 2 are moved relatively of '7 nuts 7 are then turned on the bolts and adjusted against'the adjacent outer section, so

m'ovaL V i Having thus descrlbedmy invention What I clalm as neW,'1s

to hold the bolts against accidental rerail; tie comprising a pair ofnaovahle outer ection a; r l ively sta iona y intcrmediate section, thelower end of each outer section'bent laterally in opposite directiQns toi-provlde a supporting flange, each of said 15 sections provided with registering openings when the outer sections are moved into rail engaging position, said sections each lmving their upper sides cut out to provide a rail seat, and means adapted to extend through the openings of the sections to hold the sections against relative movement with relation to each other when in rail engaging position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses,

JAMES W. BUNN.

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